# Live Rust

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A− |
Live Rust is a live album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, recorded during their fall 1978 Rust Never Sleeps tour.
Live Rust is composed of performances recorded at several venues, including the Cow Palace near San Francisco. Young also directed a companion film, Rust Never Sleeps, under a pseudonym "Bernard Shakey", which consisted of footage from the Cow Palace.
The CD version of the album was slightly edited to fit on a single compact disc, which were limited to 74 minutes at the time this album was first issued on CD. In 2014, a remastered, high-resolution download was made available on the Pono store, restoring the album to its original length.
Between tracks 2 and 3 on side 2 there is a stage announcement calling for people to get off of a tower and comments on an ongoing rainstorm. This is actually taken from Woodstock, almost a decade prior where Young performed as a member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

## Track listing

Adapted from original LP labels. All tracks written by Neil Young, except "My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)" and "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" by Neil Young and Jeff Blackburn. Crazy Horse appears on all tracks, except side one and "The Needle and the Damage Done". All tracks recorded 10/22/1978 at Cow Palace, Daly City, CA, except where noted.

## Rust Never Sleeps film

A film, Rust Never Sleeps, was released on August 15, 1979, in the US, featuring the October 22, 1978, concert performance at the Cow Palace.
Track listing:
* Sugar Mountain
* I Am a Child
* Comes a Time
* After the Gold Rush
* Thrasher
* My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)
* When You Dance I Can Really Love
* The Loner
* Welfare Mothers
* The Needle and the Damage Done
* Lotta Love
* Sedan Delivery
* Powderfinger
* Cortez the Killer
* Cinnamon Girl
* Like a Hurricane
* Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
* Tonight's the Night [not present in the theatrical release, only in video releases]

## Personnel

* Neil Young – 12-string acoustic guitar (on 1-3, 5), acoustic guitar (on 6, 10 & 11), lead electric guitar (on 7-9, 12-18), harmonica(1-6) , piano(on 4), lead vocals, production
Crazy Horse
* Frank Sampedro – rhythm guitar (on 6-7, 10, 12-16), keyboards (on 9, 11), backing vocals
* Billy Talbot – bass (on 6, 7, & 9-16) , backing vocals
* Ralph Molina – drums (on 6, 7, & 9-16), backing vocals
Additional roles
* David Briggs – production
* Tim Mulligan – production
* Elliot Roberts – direction

## Charts

Album
| Chart (1979–80) | Peak position |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 1 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 27 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 55 |
| US Billboard 200 | 15 |
| Canadian Album (RPM) | 27 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 21 |
| Finnish Albums (IFPI) | 18 |
| US Cashbox Albums | 15 |
| US Record World Albums | 18 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak Position |
| 1979 | "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" | US Billboard Hot 100 | 79 |
Year End Chart
| Year | Chart | Position |
| 1980 | Billboard Year End Chart | 85 |
| 1980 | Cashbox Year End Chart | 72 |
| 1980 | New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 5 |

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | 100,000$^^$ |
| United States (RIAA) | Platinum | 1,000,000$^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||